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Science and the media: Why peer review matters more than ever
As the communicator for the Sea Grant Oil Spill Science Outreach Program, I assist the teams specialists in getting answers about oil spills to the...
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National Ocean Sciences Bowl goes virtual
The 23rd Annual National Ocean Sciences Bowl (NOSB) Finals Competition wrapped up April 20, and for the first time ever, the competition was...
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Keeping Coast Mardi Gras crazy fun, crazy clean
Mardi Gras is one of the Souths most anticipated traditions. With its costumes, beads, parades and balls, the Mississippi Gulf Coast comes alive...
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Technology in the classroom: How ROVs inspire interest in STEM
Have you ever wondered how scientists explore the bottom of the ocean? What about how oil rigs are assembled and maintained beneath the waves? The...
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New game teaches about water quality, resilience
The Watershed Game is a proven nonpoint water pollution educational program and interactive tool for local leaders and educators that increases...
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More water, more problems
Water makes our lives possible. We drink and bathe in the fresh stuff, and we regularly focus on vacationing at a place where we can swim in the...
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Environmental educators foster awareness in K-12 students
Back in the 1980s, Peanut was a small red-eared slider making her way around somewhere in the wilds of Missouri. At the same time, someone decided...
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What is ocean literacy?
One of the focus areas for Sea Grant at the national level is environmental literacy. We have discussed the definition of this term in these blogs...
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Two educators honored at Bays and Bayous
The 2018 Alabama-Mississippi Bays and Bayous Symposium took place late last month in Mobile, Alabama. The Mobile Bay National Estuary Program...
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